Proposed north Nanaimo developments to add vital rental stock in key areas
NANAIMO — A proposed development which would transform the northern gateway to Nanaimo is one of three projects set to significantly boost housing stock in the city’s north end.
The City is reviewing a permit application for a three building, 146-unit rental apartment development on the empty lot at 6975 Island Highway North, behind the Woodgrove Crossing Shopping Centre.
Lainya Rowett, the City’s manager of current planning, said the four-storey buildings would add a long-awaited street presence on a “gateway property.”
“People being able to live there and have access to surrounding services, employment centres, retail…Trying to build a more complete community in this urban node is something we’ve been looking at for a long time.”